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UNITED sTATEs! PATENT oEEioE.

JOHN LOW, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

HARNESSHAME;

Specication of Letters Patent No. 7,265, dated April 9, 1850.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN Low, of New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Hames.; and I do hereby declare that the vfollowing 1s a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying d rawings, which make a part of this specifica` tion, in which- Figure l, isv a. perspective view of one part, or side, of the haines completely linished, and ready to be attached to the harness, Fig. 2' is a perspective View of the iron part of therbody of one of the haines, showing the skelp asit appears when ready to have the wood inserted.

My improvement consists in making the whole of the outside of the haine of a single piece of wrought iron, drawn out into and turned as a skelp into which I a piece of wood of the proper shape, without any regard to quality, and turn or bend the edges of the skelp overV it so that the edges of the skelp come directly together, completely covering, or inclosing the wood, and thus presenting an entire iron surface, ready to be finished, (or otherwise), as fancy &c., may direct.

I make the hannes of the usual shape, as seen in Fig. l, making the outside entirely of wrought iron, and filling them with wood,

(made to the right shape,) of any quality; as the oliice of the wood is simply as a mold or model, to shape the outside while making, and preventing its getting bruised, or dented, afterward. I draw out the piece of iron in the proper shape, and turn the end to form the loop, A, Figs. v l and 2, andweld the end in the ordinary way. I then bend, or turn, the skelp on a suitable form, into the-shape seen in Fig. 2, when itis ready to receive the wood.

I take Wood of any quality, inditferently,

and work it. into the proper shape for the hame, (by bending, or otherwise,) I then insert the wood into the skelpv andbend, or

` turn, the edges of the skelp over lthe wood,

so that the edges of the skelp meet, perfectly inclosing the model, and presenting an entire iron surface. This iron surface may then be finished in any mann-er desired, as polished, japanned, bronzed, plated, or galvanized, or partly one and partly the other, as fancy, Sac., maydirect. 'I insert the shank of the staplesfor holding the rings, &c., B, C, D, Fig. l, in holes made through the whole body of the haine, (transversely,) and rivet them in the common way, as seen at a, Fig. l. The tug is to be attached to the strap or clasp, E, Fig. l, by the rivets, b, and c, passing through them, in the common way, o-r a flat iron strap with a hook, may be used to accommodate trace chains, &c. i

The advantages of my improvement over all former methods, consists, in their great strength, and durability, (as nothing but the iron surface comes to wear,) and in enabling me to use wood o-f any quality, however poor; and as the whole surface is iron, it is susceptible of receiving any kind of linish which may be desired, and thehames may be afforded at av much less price in proportion to vtheir durability, elegance, &c., than any kind heretofore used, or known.

"W hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Making the hame of a single piece of Wrought iron inclosing a piece of wood in such a manner as to present an entire iron surface,so that it may be readily finished in any convenient, or ornamental way, and in a durable manner, when the hame is constru-eted, substantially, as herein described.

JOHN LOW.

I/Vitnesses: 1

DAVID B. MOSELEY, R. FITZGERALD. 

